The Sisters of Empathy and Trust

Eleanor's POV.
Nightmare Moon continued to laugh, as her mane and tail floated upward.

"Seize her! Only she knows where the Princess is!" Mayor Mare told the royal guards. The guards took flight and dashed toward the evil, black mare. I gasped.

"Stand back, you fools!" Nightmare Moon shouted, as her eyes glowed white, and lightning struck in between the guards and herself.

The guards halted their charge, and Nightmare Moon laughed. She morphed into mist of the night sky, and exit through the window.

The mist, of course flew toward me and circled around me. I closed my eyes and braced myself. I felt a pulse of pain course through me as I heard Nightmare Moon's voice whisper in my ear, "Equestria will be ours yet, my loyal warrior."

I opened my eyes and Nightmare Moon was gone. Rainbow Dash dashed after her, since Applejack's grip loosened. Twilight picked up Spike over her back and left the town hall in a hurry. I followed behind her, but stopped just a few feet from the Town Hall.

Without a doubt, she's going to the library.

"Ellie!" I heard Sam call out to me. She was smiling.

"Sam." I smiled, "Thank goodness, you're okay."

"Did you see that?" She asked me, "That was Nightmare Moon. The Nightmare Moon!" Then she came nose-to-nose with me, "She spoke to you!"

"Samantha. Now's not a good time to be excited. This is dangerous." I told her.

Sam just shrugged, "What dangerous? We know what's gonna happen next."

I quickly put my hooves over her mouth, "Samantha, quiet down. You want other Ponies to hear?"

"But, it's true. What's the worse that can happen?." Sam asked me, removing my hooves from her mouth and quieting her voice down.

I nodded, "I know that. But, now I've met her in-person..."

"Alright, what gives, Miss. Darkness!?" I heard Rainbow Dash's voice from over my head.

I looked up at her, "What are you talking about?"

Rainbow Dash flew nose-to-nose to me, "Don't give me that, Battie! Nightmare Moon spoke to you. You're a bat pony! A loyal subject of the Mare in the Moon. A Child of the Night. Did you know that your 'Princess' was coming back? Did she send you here to be the welcoming committee? Are you a spy for Nightmare Moon?"

I gave her a deadpan look, "Nightmare Moon spoke to me once. And Battie and Miss. Darkness? A spy? That, dear Rainbow Dash, is racist."

"Just answer the question!" She demanded.

"Elements. Elements. Elements... Ugh! How can I stop Nightmare Moon, without the Elements of Harmony?" We heard Twilight Sparkle wondered, as we stopped just outside the Golden Oak Library.

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flew into the librabry and into the lavender unicorn's face, "And just what are the Elements of Harmony?" Rainbow Dash asked, "And how do you know about Nightmare Moon? Are you a spy?" She gestured to me and Sam, "Just like these two?"

"Hey!" I glared, feeling mildly offended. First 'Miss. Darkness', now 'Spy'? What next? 'Wispie'? I am not having a good night.

Applejack stopped Dash from asking anymore questions, by pulling her tail back, "Simmer down, Sally." She let go and looked at me, Sam and Twilight Sparkle, "They ain't no spy. But, they do seem to know what's going on. Don't ya, Ellie?"

Twilight looked at the Ponies before her, waiting for an answer. Sam shook her head, refusing to answer. I looked at Twilight and moved my head to gesture 'Go on'.

Twilight Sparkle sighed and explained, "I read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon. Some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are, where to find them, I don't even know what they do!"

"'The Elements of Harmony; A Reference Guide.'" Pinkie Pie read, looking at a bookshelf, close to the door.

Twilight dashed toward the shelf and stared at the book, accidentally throwing Pinkie away, "How did you find that?"

"It was under 'E'..." Pinkie Pie answered in a sing-song voice, jumping around.

"Oh." Twilight uttered under her breath. She used her magic to open the book and began reading, "'There are eight Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty. The Final Three are a complete mystery. It is said, the last known location of the Elements was in the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. It is located in what is now--'"

*At the entrance of the Everfree Forest...*
"The Everfree Forest." Everypony grimaced in fear.

I tilted my head in confusion. I never understood why the Everfree Forest is so scary. Just because it looks after itself without any pony magic to help...

"No thanks. I choose life." Sam shook her head and started walking away.

I shook my head and caught my sister by her tail, "Oh no, you don't missie."

"Ow!" Sam yelped, as she returned to the group. I let go of her tail and she glared at me, "Your teeth are way too sharp, Ellie!"

"You know just as much as I know, that Nightmare Moon has to be stopped." I told her, "If we don't, the balance of magic will be forever tilted."

Sam growled and stomped her hoof, "I hate it when you're right."

"Wheee! Let's go." Pinkie Pie encouraged, walking into the forest.

"Not so fast!" Twilight Sparkle spoke up, Pinkie freezing in mid-step, "Look, I appreciate the offer, but I'd rather do this on my own."

"No can do, SugarCube. Ellie is right. We're not letting any friend of ours go into a dangerous place alone." Applejack told me. Twilight froze, at the word 'friend'. Again with that word, "We're stickin' on ya like caramel on a candy apple." Applejack finished, as she and the others trotted into the forest. Everypony agreed.

Pinkie Pie un-froze and jumped, "Especially if there's candy apple in there." Twilight Sparkle stared at her in confusion, "What? Those things are good." Pinkie Pie followed the other ponies.

"I understand why you're taking so much responsibility, Twilight." I spoke up from behind her, "But, you must understand that you can't do everything on your own. Sometimes, you just need a little faith."

Then I followed the Ponies into the Everfree Forest. The moment I entered the forest, I began hearing voices whisper in my ear.

"Ingonyama nengw' enamabala..." The voices chanted.

I looked up and the leaves were moving in the trees. I know the chanting, but what is that doing here? Am I the only one that can hear it?

"So, none of you have been in here before?" Twilight Sparkle asked, as we walked down the forest.

"Ugh. Heavens no. Just look at it, it's dreadful." Rarity answered, with slight fear in her voice.

"And it ain't natural. Folk say it don't work the same as Equestria." Applejack included.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Twilight asked in curiosity.

"Nopony knows. Ya know why?" Rainbow Dash said and asked, in a creepy voice, creeping toward Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity.

"Rainbow, quit it." Applejack told Rainbow Dash, but she didn't listen.

"'Cause every pony who's ever come in, has never come OUT!!" Rainbow spooked, jumping and shouting the last word.

Suddenly, the cliff we were standing on gave out and everypony fell, except Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flew to save Pinkie Pie and Rarity. Applejack and I saved ourselves by grabbing a nearby root. Sam saved herself by using a teleportation spell. Well done, Sammy.

However, Twilight continued to fall and she found herself hanging over the edge of the cliff, with nothing the grab onto.

Applejack and I looked at each other. Applejack was the first to let go of the root and slid towards Twilight, "Hold on. I'm a-comin'."

She grabbed her by the hooves, but she wasn't strong enough to pull Twilight up.

"Applejack, what do I do?" Twilight Sparkle asked her in a panic.

Applejack looked up, then looked at Twilight, "Let go."

"Are you crazy?" Twilight asked her.

"No, I ain't. I promise ya'll be safe." She told the lavender with a calm tone in her voice.

"That's not true!" Twilight Sparkle told her, trying to help herself up a bit.

"Now, listen here. What I'm tellin' ya is the honest truth. Let go, 'n' you'll be safe." Applejack assured her.

Twilight looked at Applejack, then at me. I nodded in agreement. I trust Applejack with her honesty. Twilight let go and screamed for dear life. As expected, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash caught the lavender unicorn and started hovering her down.

Fluttershy slipped for a second, be regained herself, "Sorry, girls. I'm not used to holding anything more than a bunny or two."

Applejack and I made our way down the cliff, by jumping down the stones that lead the way down.

I felt something warm coming from my flank. I looked and my Cutie Mark glowed for second. When did Cutie Marks do that?

My Cutie Mark stopped glowing and I followed after the Girls, as they continued their way to the ruin.

Of course Rainbow Dash was telling the story of how she and Fluttershy were able to save Twilight, "And once Pinkie and Rarity were saved, whoosh... Me and Fluttershy loop-de-loop around and WHAM! Caught you right in the nick of time."

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Yes, Rainbow, I was there. And I'm very grateful, but we gotta-" Then she gasped in shocked.

A large Manticore roared loudly to catch our attention.

A Manticore is a large lion with dragon wings, large teeth, and a scorpion's tail. They're very dangerous when disturbed or under attack.

"A Manticore!" Twilight identified, as it roared in anger and rage.

"We gotta get past him." Twilight Sparkle told everypony.

The Manticore aimed to attack Rarity, but Rarity dodged and kicked him in the chin, knocking him back a bit, "Take that, you ruffian!"

The Manticore roared at Rarity. Rarity's mane was fluffed up and poofy, like Pinkie's but more wild. Rarity looked at her mane in dismay, "My hair!" Then she remembered the Manticore and ran.

"Wait." Fluttershy tried to say, but she was too quiet for everypony to hear her.

The Manticore chased Rarity, until Applejack jumped on to its back. "YEE-HAW!! Get along, little doggy!" She shouted, as the Manticore thrashed around, trying to get her off.

"Wait." Fluttershy said again, but a bit louder. Sadly, she still couldn't be heard.

The Manticore was able to throw Applejack off his head.

"All yers, partner." Applejack told Rainbow Dash, as she flew past her.

"I'm on it!" Rainbow Dash saluted, flying at full speed toward the Manticore.

"Wait!" Fluttershy tried to shout again, but nopony listened.

Rainbow Dashed used her Rain-Blow Dry to distract the Manticore. However, the Manticore used its scorpion tail to attack Rainbow Dash, causing her attack to stop and crash toward us.

"Rainbow!" Twilight called in worry. She landed in front of us and tried to get back up.

Twilight glared at the Manticore. He scuffed his right paw, as she, Sam and Applejack scuffed their hooves, ready to charge.

They charged toward the Manticore, until I jumped in front of them and shouted, "STOOOOP!!!"

The four mares stopped a few feet from me. I turned to Fluttershy and nodded with a smile, "Go ahead, Fluttershy."

Fluttershy nodded back, turned to the Manticore and smiled. She walked up to him. The Manticore roared and raised his right paw.

"Eleanor, what are you thinking?" Rainbow asked me.

"Watch her." I simply answered.

"Shh... It's okay." Fluttershy told the Manticore in a kind tone.

As she nuzzled his left paw, she assured him with a smile. The Manticore looked a little unsure, but showed Fluttershy a large thorn in his left paw.

"Oh, you poor, poor little baby." Fluttershy said, showing sympathy to the Manticore.

"Little?" Rainbow Dash asked in confusion.

"Now, this might hurt for just a second." Fluttershy assured the Manticore, as she grabbed the thorn and pulled it out. The Manticore picked her up and roared.

"Fluttershy!!" The others called out of worry for the shy Pegasus.

The Manticore purred in happiness, as he licked Fluttershy's face and mane in gratitude.

She giggled, "Aw, you're just a little ol' baby kitty, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are."

We walked past the Manticore, but I stopped for Fluttershy. The Manticore put her down and she joined the rest of us.

"How did you know about the thorn?" Twilight asked her.

"I didn't. Sometimes, we just need to be shown a little kindness." She answered with a smile.

Sam walked up to me and whispered, "That was a little dangerous, Ellie."

"Relax, Sam. Fluttershy had everything under control. All she needed was somepony to push her." I assured.

"I hope so." Sam answered, as she marched forward.

My flank felt warm, as I looked at it again. My Cutie Mark glowed for a second again. I wonder what it means. Suddenly, I felt the pulse of pain again from before.

The pain surged through me, as I could hear Nightmare Moon's voice in my head, "My little warrior... I'm waiting for you..."

"Ellie! You coming?" I heard Twilight call out to me.

I shook my head and quickly followed close behind, "Y-yeah. I'm right behind you."

"Ugh... My eyes need a rest from all this icky muck." Rarity whined, as we entered a dark forest. The forest covered the moon, making it hard to see in front of our noses, "Well, I didn't mean it literally."

"That ancient ruin could be right in front of our faces and we wouldn't even know it." I told everyone.

Everyone started shouting at each other, due to the darkness.

"Oh wait. I think I stepped in somethin'." Applejack spoke up, as she lifted her hooves.

Fluttershy must've saw something, because she screamed in fright.

"It's just mud." Applejack told Fluttershy, until she saw what Fluttershy screamed at.

She yelped and joined us. The trees glowed with scary faces. We screamed in fright, except for me, Pinkie Pie and Sam.

Pinkie Pie was laughing at the trees, making funny faces and giggled, I just stood there with a confused look, and Sam was making scary faces and laughing.

"Pinkie, Eleanor, Samantha, what are you three doing? Run!" Twilight asked us, and told us with pure worry and fear.

I just shrugged, "I don't see the problem. They're just trees."

"Oh, guys. Don't you see?" Pinkie asked, until she started dancing.

When I was a little filly, and the sun was going down...

"Tell me she's not..." I grimaced.

The darkness and the shadows, they always make me frown...

"She is." Rarity answered.

I'd hide under my pillow,
From what I thought I saw.
But Granny Pie said that wasn't the way,
To deal with fears at all.

"Then, what is?" Rainbow Dash asked.

She said: 'Pinkie, you gotta stand up tall
Learn to face your fears
You'll see that they can't hurt you
Just laugh to make them disappear.
Ha! Ha! Ha!

As Pinkie laughed, the scary face disappeared in a poof of smoke. We gasped at the sight, then joined in the laughter.

So, giggle at the ghostly,
Guffaw at the grossly.
Crack up at the creepy,
Whoop it up with the weepy.
Chortle at the kooky,
Snortle at the spooky.
And-tell-that-big-dumb-scary-face-to-take-a-hike-and-leave-you-alone-and-if-he-thinks-he-can-scare-you-then-he's-got-another-thing-coming-and-the-very-idea-of-such-a-thing-just-makes-you wanna... Hahahaha... Heh...
Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuugh!

We laughed the scary faces away, and continued to laugh out of joy and enjoyment.

This time, I noticed Sam's Cutie Mark was glowing for a second, but Sam didn't notice. We laughed our way to the river, but we stopped to notice the waves were rapid and wavy. Impossible to swim across.

"How are we gonna cross this?" Pinkie Pie asked.

Suddenly, we heard a distant cry from down the river. We followed the river and saw a purple sea serpent, with an orange, combed mane, and half-a-mustache, crying in sorrow. Thrashing his tail, creating the wild waves.

"What a world! What a world!" The serpent cried, as he threw his fists into the water.

My eyes widen in recognition and nudged Sam lightly in the arm. Sam nodded in agreement.

It was Steven Magnet. One of the few characters with a human name. The fashionable sea serpent.

"Excuse me, sir. Why are you crying?" Twilight Sparkle asked Steven Magnet in a polite tone.

"Well, I don't know. I was just sitting here, minding my own business, when this 'tacky' little cloud of purple smoke just whisped past me and tore half of my beloved mustache clean off." Steven Magnet explained, before sobbing again, "And now I look simply horrid!!"

He dove into the river, with his head laying on the bank, and the water splashed all over us.

Sam and I quietly sighed in relief. The plot hasn't changed yet. Thank the stars.

"Oh. Gimme a break." Rainbow Dash sighed in annoyance.

"That's what all this fuss is about?" Applejack asked, not understanding fashion.

"Why, of course, it is! How can you be so insensitive?" Rarity snapped, as she walked to the sorrowful sea serpent, and stroked his chin, "Oh, just look at him. Such lovely, luminescent scales."

"I know." Steven answered, sniffing a bit.

"And your expertly coiffed mane." Rarity added with a smile.

"Oh, I know. I know." Steven smiled, stroking his mane.

"Your fabulous manicure." Rarity continued.

"Oh, it's so true." Steven continued to smile, until Rarity's smile vanished.

"All ruined without your beautiful mustache." Rarity finished.

"It's true! I'm hideous!" Steven cried, covering his face.

"I simply cannot let such a crime against fabulosity go uncorrected." Rarity said with determination. She ran toward Steven Magnet, and ripped a scale off.

"Ow! What did you do that for?" He asked.

"Rarity, What are you-" Twilight Sparkle was cut-off by Rarity used the scale to chop off her the crest of her mane.

All of the ponies gasped in shock, as Steven Magnet fainted.

Rarity used her magic to fuse her mane to what remained of the Steven Magnet's mustache.

Steven laughed in joy and relief, "My mustache. How wonderful."

"You look smashing." Rarity smiled.

"Oh, Rarity. Your beautiful mane." Twilight frowned sadly, at the sight of Rarity's new short mane.

"Oh, it's fine, my dear. Short manes are in this season. Besides, it'll grow back." Rarity assured me with a small smile.

Twilight Sparkle smiled back, then Rainbow Dash whispered to her, "So would the mustache."

Sam looked at me, "I don't understand. Why didn't she cut her tail like in show?"

I glanced behind her. Sam followed my gaze and noticed her leonine tail.

She looked at with a raised brow. The clarity hit her and her eyes widened, "Oooohhh."

I smiled, "See? You're learning."

"We can cross now. Let's go." Twilight Sparkle told everypony, starting to cross the calm river. The Girls, Sam and I followed behind her.

As she reached half-way across, something purple lifted us from the water. It was Steven Magnet.

"Allow me." He insisted. So, we jumped across his back and made it to the other side. Sam's Cutie Mark glowed again.

As we trotted through the forest we came to a bridge with the ruin just on the other side.

"There it is, the ruin that holds The Elements of Harmony. We made it!" Twilight Sparkle smiled with relief and happiness. She charged toward the bridge.

"Twilight, wait for us." Applejack called, as we followed after us.

"We're almost there!" Twilight told us, until she came across the bridge and slipped.

She struggled to prevent herself, so I grabbed her by the tail and pulled her to safety.

"What's with you and fallin' off cliffs today?" I asked her with a joking smile.

Twilight Sparkle just looked at me, "Samantha was right. Your teeth are way too sharp."

We all looked over the misty casm. The bridge was broken on the other side. The rope was snapped.

Sam glanced at me. I nodded, knowing what she was asking.

Nightmare Moon did this.

"Now what?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Duh..." Rainbow replied, as she twitched her wings.

"Oh yeah." Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

Rainbow Dash turned to me, "Come on, Ellie. I can use your help."

I scuffed my hoof and looked away in shame, "I... Can't fly..."

Everypony looked at me in shock, "What?"

"All those years in Canterlot? And you don't know how to fly?" Sam exclaimed.

I glanced at my younger sister, "You try being the only bat pony in the city and see how the citizens treat you!"

I lowered my head with a sulk, then Rainbow Dash spoke up, "I'll teach you."

I looked at the cyan pegasus, "Really?"

Rainbow Dash nodded, "Sure. Bat ponies and pegasi are cousins, after all. I can teach you how to fly."

I smiled. Rainbow smiled back and dived into the chasm to fix the bridge.

There was a few minutes of silence, until Twilight called out, "Rainbow! What's taking so long?"

I looked across the chasm and narrowed my eyes. Rainbow Dash was talking to a trio of dark-toned pegasi. They weren't ordinary pegasi either. They were the Shadowbolts.

But something was off about them. I gasped in clarity and shouted to Rainbow Dash, "Don't listen to them, Rainbow!" But the mist moved over the bridge and muffled my voice. I growled and scuffed my hoof in frustration. Then saw Rainbow Dash flying toward us.

The girls and Sam cheered in joy and relief as Rainbow Dash returned from fixing the bridge. The mist cleared and the three pegasi were gone.

"See? I'd never let my friends hangin'." Rainbow told me with a smile, as we crossed the bridge.

I smiled in relief, as voices began chanting again. My flank felt warm again, I looked and my Cutie Mark glowed for a second. Then another pulse of pain surged through me. Nightmare Moon's voice echoed in my ear, "The time is close, my little warrior..."

I shook my head and followed close behind the others.

The Girls, Sam and I entered the ruin and saw the Elements of Harmony upon the center altar. The Elelments were fossilized gems, like they haven't been used for centuries.

"Whoa." Applejack gasped in awe, as we saw the altar, "Come on, Twilight. Isn't this what ya been waitin' for?" Applejack asked Twilight Sparkle, as the lavender unicorn looked at the altar.

Twilight Sparkle smiled, "The Elements of Harmony. We've found them."

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew and picked up the Elements, one-by-one, and placed them in front of me.

"Careful. Careful." Twilight told them, not wanting to break the Elements.

"One, two, three, four..." Pinkie Pie counted, then she drew a blank a little, "There's only five."

"Where are the other three?" Rainbow Dash asked Twilight, as Fluttershy put down the last one.

"The book says: 'When the five are present, a spark along with two pure hearts will cause that Final Three Elements to be revealed'." Twilight answered, as she examined the fossilized Elements.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Applejack asked, not understanding riddles much.

Sam glared at the amber-golden mare, "Applejack, language."

"I'm not sure. But, I have an idea." Twilight told us, "Stand back. I don't know what will happen." Then she looked at me and Sam, "Sam, Ellie, I need you two to stay with me." She closed her eyes, as her horn glowed in her magical aura.

"Come on now, y'all. She needs to concentrate." Applejack told everypony, as the Girls left the ruin.

But I didn't move. I couldn't feel my hooves. It was like my whole body shut down. My head was lowered, my bangs shadowing my eyes. I tried to move, but nothing seemed to be responding.

Suddenly, a smile grew on my face as I darkly chuckled. I walked past Twilight and walked over to the Elements of Harmony. I knocked Twilight over, cancelling her spell.

Twilight recovered and Sam looked at me in shock, "Eleanor, what are you-"

I looked her and smirked. My entire body was moving on its own. I felt a dark presence and a tornado of night sky appeared, picking up the Elements and was about to take them away.

"The Elements!" Twilight gasped. I chuckled and entered the tornado, teleporting myself to the other side of the castle.

I tried to fight whatever was controlling me, but it's stronger than I thought it would be. As I reappeared from the teleportation, I bowed before the pony in front of me, Nightmare Moon.

I heard Sam's voice gasp behind me, "Eleanor? How could you?"

I turned and looked my sister and Twilight with a dark smirk. Twilight saw Nightmare Moon and gasped, "Rainbow Dash was right! You were a spy for Nightmare Moon!"

Sammie! Twilight! You don't understand! I'm not in control of myself. Help me!

Silence, you fool! You are a Child of the Night. Serve your queen!

Who are you?

I'm you.

You're not me! You're that essence of Nightmare Moon merged into me. You're that pain I've been feeling all night!

My, my. You are a smart one.

Get out of my head, Nightmare Moon! I'm not your slave!

My body turned and saw Twilight Sparkle scuffing her hoof, ready to charge. Her horn glowing in her magical aura.

"You're kidding. You're kidding, right?" Nightmare Moon asked.

Twilight charged toward toward Nightmare Moon. Acting on it's own, my body turned and charged toward the lavender unicorn. I charged into Twilight, knocking her a few feet from Nightmare Moon to her left.

Twilight looked at me, "Eleanor, what are you doing?"

"Something I should have done a long time ago." I answered with Nightmare Moon's voice under my own.

Twilight picked herself up and charged to attack me. I kicked her back and Sam tried to hit me with a magical blast. I dodged the blast and charged toward my own little sister. I took flight and tackled my own sister into the wall behind her.

Sam noticed my actions and gasped, "Wait. Ellie can't fly!"

Twilight looked at me and noticed the moon symbol on my Cutie Mark. Twilight gasped and turned to Nightmare Moon, "What have you done to my best friend?"

My body froze and I looked at Twilight. Did she just call me her best friend?

Sam took advantage and knocked me a few feet from her with a magical blast from her horn. Memories of Sunset Shimmer flashed before my eyes for a second, then I shook my head and growled at my sister.

Sammy, use your magic again!

Nightmare Moon chuckled with a dark smile, "I just awoken her inner warrior. She's a Warrior of the Night."

I smirked, took flight again and charged toward Twilight Sparkle. Twilight braced herself an her horn glowed. Just as I got close enough, she vanished. Sam charged toward me and knocked me into the nearest wall, knocking me out-cold.

Samantha's POV.
"I'm sorry, Ellie." I apologized, "You left me no choice."

Twilight Sparkle reappeared behind Nightmare Moon, but she was a little dizzy. She recovered and then lit her horn up again, "Just one little spark. Come on, come on!"

The Elements glowed in Twilight's magical aura, and sparks flew around them. The magic hit Twilight Sparkle and threw her away from the Elements of Harmony, leaving Nightmare Moon with the fossilized gems.

"No. No!" Nightmare Moon grimaced, as the Elements glowed. Twilight Sparkle smiled, but the Elements stopped glowing around Nightmare Moon. Nothing happened.

"But... Where is the sixth Element?" Twilight Sparkle wondered, as Nightmare Moon laughed and destroyed the Elements into shards with one powerful stomp.

"You little fool! Thinking you can defeat me!!" Nightmare Moon, "Now, you will never see your princess, or your sun. The night will last forever!!" Nightmare Moon laughed, as her mane and tail rose to the sky once again.

Twilight looked at us in hopeless defeat. I heard groaning from the walls and noticed Ellie was waking up. I quickly lit up my horn again, ready to fight my bat pony of a sister. Ellie looked at me I gasped and ran to my sister. Her eyes were normal.

"Ellie!" I helped my sister to her hooves.

"Sam... Twilight..." Ellie gasped, then sulked, "I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, Ellie. You're with friends." I assured her.

"No. I tried to fight back, but it was too powerful. I couldn't stop." Ellie sulked.

Suddenly, I heard the voices of the Girls calling out Twilight's name. I felt something warm building up in my heart. It felt powerful

Applejack. Pinkie Pie. Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash. Rarity. Twilight Sparkle.

This the Magic of Friendship that these 6 have been talking about?

I understand now!

Twilight gasped in shock, then looked at me and Nightmare Moon, "You think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony, just like that? Well, you're wrong. Because the Spirits of the Elements of Harmony are right here!" She told us, as the six mares arrived by her side.

The shards glowed and began to circle around five of the mares.

"What?" Nightmare Moon asked in confusion and shock.

"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the Spirit of Honesty." Twilight Sparkle started, as the orange shards circled Applejack.

"Fluttershy, who tamed the Manticore with her compassion, repesents the Spirit of Kindness." The pink shards surrounded Fluttershy.

"Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the Spirit of Laughter." Blue shards circled Pinkie Pie.

"Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift, represents the Spirit of Generousity." Indigo shards floated around Rarity.

"And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the Spirit of Loyalty." Twilight finished, as the light red shards circled Rainbow Dash.

"The spirits of these five Ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us." She told Nightmare Moon and I.

"You still don't have the other two Elements. The spark didn't work." Nightmare pointed out, looking around for something.

"But, it did. I different kind of spark." Twilight replied. She turned to her five friends, "I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared for you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realized you all..." She turned back to Nightmare Moon and I, "Are my friends!"

Suddenly, a light shone above Twilight's head. A fossilized gem, with a six-point star marking, appeared, floating above her head. Two lights appeared from above the stone and few toward mine and Ellie's hearts, making Ellie's and my Cutie Marks glow in colors of the rainbow.

"You see, Nightmare Moon. When those Elements are ignited by the... The Spark, that resides in the hearts of us all, with the hearts of the Keepers revealed, it creates the Final Three Elements. The Elements of... Empathy, Trust and Magic." Twilight explained, as a bright light consumed her and the others.

The glowing shards created necklaces around the Girls' necks, as the sixth Element created a tiara on top of Twilight's head. Ellie and my Elements fused into us, merging with the magic of the Elements, turning my sister and I into a rainbow beam and create a tornado around Nightmare Moon.

Eleanor's POV.
Twilight opened her eyes and there was a flash of light. Once the light faded, everypony dropped to the ground in slight exhaustion, then recovered.

"Ow. My head." Rainbow Dash said in slight pain.

"Is everypony ok?" Applejack asked, looking around.

"Oh thank goodness." Rarity shouted, getting everypony's attention. She was smiling, looking at her fully re-grown crest.

"Why Rarity, it's so lovely." Fluttershy complimented with a smile.

"I know. I'll never part with it again." Rarity said, rubbing her head against her crest.

"No. Your necklace. It looks just like your Cutie Mark." Fluttershy simplified.

"What? Oh?" Rarity asked, as she looked her necklace.

It was gold with the indigo gem, in the shape of a diamond, just like her Cutie Mark.

"So does yours." Rarity noticed Fluttershy's.

Fluttershy looked and gasped with a smile. Everypony's necklace looked like their Cutie Mark. Sam's looked like a blue lily, and mine looked like a green wisp.

"Look at mine. Look at mine!" Pinkie cheered, jumping around, looking at her necklace.

"Aw yeah." Rainbow Dash smiled in pride of her necklace.

Twilight looked at her tiara and noticed, like the necklaces, a gem that looked like her Cutie Mark too.

I also noticed something else has changed. I gasped, "Sam, you're Cutie Mark."

Sam tilted her head and looked at her Cutie Mark. Circling around the red gala apple and lily, was now a group of stars with a small wisp of magic.

Sam smiled, then looked at me, "You're Cutie Mark has changed too."

I looked at my Cutie Mark. My Cutie Mark is now a combination of the three wisps and Nightmare Moon's indigo patch of night sky and a Celtic knot in the shape of a crescent moon. My smile turned to a frown and I lowered my head in shame.

Twilight walked over to me and put her hoof over my shoulder. I looked at her and she smiled. She knew I wasn't in control of myself when I fought her.

"That was awesome!" Rainbow Dash smiled and me and Sam, "You two turned into a rainbow." Then she dashed toward us, "What was it like? Was it cool?"

"It was exhilarating!" Sam smiled.

"But terrifying." I finished, "I'm also a bit thirsty."

Rainbow frowned, while I gave her a sheepish smile.

"Gee, Twilight." Applejack spoke up to Twilight Sparkle, "I thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hoo-ey. But, I reckon we really do represent the Elements of Friendship."

"Indeed, you do." A voice spoke, as the sun rose from the mountains.

From the light of the sun, an adult, white-pale golden alicorn appeared. She had a golden crown with an amethyst in the center. Around her neck was a matching necklace and golden 'shoes'. Her mane was pastel-toned and was flowing, like there was an invisible wind. Her tail matched as well. Her eyes were a pale magenta. Everypony bowed, except Twilight.

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(The Alicorn on the right)

I gasped in recognition of the alicorn before us and bowed. Sam followed me.

"Princess Celestia." Twilight smiled, as she ran toward the Princess of the Day.

"Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student." Celestia greeted Twilight with a hug, "I knew you could do it."

"But, you told me it was all an old pony tale." Twilight reminded her.

"I told you that you needed to make some friends. Nothing more." Princess Celestia reminded Twilight, "I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart." She explained, as Twilight looked at Sam, the Girls and I, who smiled at me too.

"Now, if only another will as well." Celestia added in a sad tone.

We stopped smiling and followed her gaze. In Nightmare Moon's place, was a smaller, navy blue alicorn, with the same Cutie Mark as Nightmare Moon, only the patch of night was black. Her mane and tail were turquoise, just like her eyes. And she wore a small, black tiara.

"Princess Luna." Celestia greeted. The alicorn, Princess Luna, gasped awake from the sound of Celestia's voice.

"It has been a thousand years, since I have seen you like this. Time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister." Celestia told her.

"Sister?" Twilight and her friends repeated in unison and confusion.

"Will you accept my friendship?" Celestia asked. We all leaned forward and held our breath. Of course, Pinkie leaned too far forward and fell.

With tears in her eyes, Luna dashed into a hug with Celestia, "I'm so sorry. I've missed you so much, big sister."

"I've missed you, too." Celestia said with tears in her eyes, and hugged Luna back.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie's sobs disturbed the reunion. Then she stopped, "Hey. Do you know what this calls for?"

*Later, at Ponyville...*
"A party!" Pinkie Pie finished, as we began a large celebration upon our return.

Eveypony welcomed us back from the Everfree Forest, including Spike, who gave Twilight Sparkle a large hug. As Celestia and Luna arrived, Luna looked a little upset, until two pegasi foals gave her a necklace of flowers around her neck. Indicating that they don't see her as a threat anymore. Luna smiled at Celestia.

Twilight looked sad. I nudged Sam and pointed to her. Sam smiled and nodded.

"Why so glum, my faithful student? Are you not happy that your quest is complete, and you can return to your studies in Canterlot?" Celestia asked Twilight.

"That's just it. Just when I learned how wonderful it is to have friends, I have to leave them." Twilight told her with a sad look.

Celestia smiled, "Spike, take a note, please." Spike got a paper and quill, and began writing Celestia's words, "'I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, shall take on a new mission for Equestria. She must continue to study the magic of friendship. She must report to me her findings from her new home in Ponyville.'"

The Girls, Sam and I gathered around Twilight Sparkle and cheered in happiness that she didn't have to leave us.

"Oh, thank you, Princess Celestia. I'll study harder than ever before." Twilight Sparkle promised her with a smile.